The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-11-18

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"Yes,"
Then. nv aea- George INT afraid
your career will - positively \
less"
Maude stood WAITING to7 be. lower,
who was 20 escoy. her - a ball az
Bedford Hall, and IN aeT ~"$@ to.oFea
dress with ROSES III her dagA ha'v,aoo&'
Ell pretty enough 70 w2a = hermit
from his sec.Uss02-
George. who, despite his t';ae pCeG''
lection for drifting Was very m0ta IN
love with the s,y1, WAS loud IN his adj
! miracion q hey appearance and when
i the pair entered the hail yoEe5hey map
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beautiful eyes,
Clara Vaughan. q charming little
sylph in blue ana silver, came trip
ping across the floor to meet them.
"Oh, Maude," she cried. when the
first greetings were over. who do YOU
think is her-!ust returned from
London
Pm sure l can't imagine" said
Another pretty rirI?" asked
George, looking ~admringly into
Oara's rather bold blue eyes.
Pretty girl, indeed. As if l should
be interested in her. said Clara, in
drsdain. "No indeed-it's a hand
some young man-none other than
your old admirer, Maude-Stephen
Black"
ais 1t possible" cried Maude, with
a blush of undisguised pleasure.
"Why, yes-there he is. sur enough!
And how handsome he is looking"
"Humphl Women have strange
ideas OF beauty" grumbled George,
by no mean delighted with this turn
OF affairs.
ooh, we don't expect you to see
how charming he is" Clara fippantly
answered; cit would scarcely be nat
ural under the circumstances. But
Maude and | think differently. And
oh! he's put his name on my card for
three dances!' And she 1ourished
the bit of pasteboard in triumph.
George stretched out his hand for it.
ais there room for my name there,
Miss Clara2" he asked rather stif1y,
not relishing her enthusiasm, and in
clined to think that, after all, the
'sweet girl" had considerable "co-
quetry about her"
~ believe there are one or two dane
es LETT" she answered with an indifer-
ence which made Maude smile, remem-
bering how different her reception OF
Georges attentions had been on q
former occasion,
"You had better take what dances
you wish before my card is filled" she
said quietly, when her lover had re-
turned Clara's card.
ooh, I'll attend to that after the
first dance, " he answered and in anoth-
er moment they had taken their plac-
es upon the floor.
Maude said nothing; but her quiet
smile meaEt volumes.
George spoke little while dancing; he
was nettled by the marked change in
Clara's manner. He did not care q
straw for the girl, but his vanity was
wounded. He furtively watched her
as she danced with Stephen Black
singularly handsome man, heacknowl-
edged to himself-and observed all her
little airs and gracss-the very arts
which she had employsdtO please him
not long ago The moment the dance
was over he seated Maude beside
some of her trends and rushed of to
take Clara $500 20 dfEars h
attention from this interloper. Clara,
on the other hand, was bent on re-
tanning Mr.. Black BY her side, and her
chagrin could not be concealed when
he, glad OF the pretext afforded by
Georges approach bowed himself
away and walked across the room to
Maud
Ten minutes after, when George, mer-
clesssy snubbed by Clara. disconso-
lately sOugEEr his betrothed. his smart
nng vanisg needing the balm of her
unwaVsEIng devotion. he found her
taIkiag gzJly with Dir. Black, who
made no effort TO conceal his appre-
elaEIOn OF her society. With easy
grace shs introduced the two gentle
nn who bowed stify to each other,
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then resumed her conversation, which
consisted 81 old "reminiscences in which
6s0rre had 30 share, therefore he
could take no part in their talk.
ID 3 moment he had forgotten all
abort Clara and his petty annoyance
On her account, while 8 pang Of real
@alCusEy seized his heart. For
the first time in his knowledge
0I her he saw Maude entire
u engrossed with another
man, that man a former sutton. and
his experience was not q pleasant one.
He stood beside her for some time,
waiting for q word or look; but She
had seeaaingly forgotten his very exist
ence. By-and-by he quietly touched
her hand.
"Will you give me your card.
Maude2" he asked, as she looked
around.
7ErFtalniy, she smiiinRly answer
ed; 'fhut I'm afraid al the dances are
gone.
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